compilation

\kɔ̃.pi.la.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ̃.pi.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“compilation” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,374. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,374
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recueil de textes et de documents pris à divers ouvrages.

Corpus desk

Index FR-compilation · compilation · French

compilation · rank #11,374 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,374
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH commentateurs

Nearest frequency peer: commentateurs (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « compilation »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « compilation » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

compilation vs complication
83% similar
compilation vs compilations
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for compilation
PropertyValue
Headwordcompilation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.pi.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#11,374
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « compilation »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.compilationse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « commentateurs » (#11,373), « concorde » (#11,375), « comics » (#11,372). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « compilation » est au #11,374. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around compilation (IPA \kɔ̃.pi.la.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,374 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for compilation, with forms such as "ccompilation", "cmopilation", and "comiplation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "complication", "compilations", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is compilation, spelled C-O-M-P-I-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recueil de textes et de documents pris à divers ouvrages.
  2. 2
    Livre où l’auteur n’a rien mis d’original.
  3. 3
    Ensemble de plusieurs œuvres musicales diverses et variées, réunies sur un même support, ou présentées dans une même représentation.
  4. 4
    Action de compiler du code source grâce à un compilateur.
  5. 5
    Recherche, étude et exploitation de documents en vue de l’établissement d’une nouvelle carte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how compilation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les bénédictins nous ont laissé des compilations très utiles.
  2. Je fermai mes livres et pris congé du saint abbé Droctovée, qui, jouissant de la béatitude céleste, n’est pas bien pressé, je pense, de voir son nom et ses travaux glorifiés, sur cette terre, dans une humble compilation sortie de mes mains.

This word in other languages

compilation(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompilation
  • cmopilation
  • comiplation
  • commpilation
  • compialtion
  • compilaiton
  • compilatino
  • compilationn
  • compilatoin
  • compilattion
  • compillation
  • compiltaion
  • compliation
  • comppilation
  • copmilation
  • ocmpilation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of compilation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccompilation1cmopilation2comiplation2commpilation1compialtion2compilaiton2compilatino2compilationn1
Edit distance from "compilation"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "compilation"?
"compilation" is spelled C-O-M-P-I-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.pi.la.sjɔ̃\.
What does "compilation" mean?
As a noun, "compilation" means: Recueil de textes et de documents pris à divers ouvrages.
What words are commonly confused with "compilation"?
"compilation" is commonly confused with "complication", "compilations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "compilation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compilation" is \kɔ̃.pi.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compilation" come from?
"compilation" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "compilation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chroniqueur#11,368douloureuse#11,387audiovisuel#11,347fournitures#11,413

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Soviétiques16 variantsmutuellement16 variantsprévisible16 variantsnouvellement16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list